Strategic ACO Contracts Lead (Remote)

Jobgether; Saint Paul (MN); Remote; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Strategic ACO Contract Manager in the United States to lead complex contract negotiations with hospitals, physician groups, and other providers. You will develop strategies balancing financial performance, network adequacy, and value-based care objectives.

The role requires extensive experience in healthcare contracting, risk-based arrangements, and performance monitoring across the contract lifecycle, including renewals and amendments, while collaborating with multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent relevant experience.
• At least eight years of related work experience in healthcare contracting, provider relations, or health plan operations.
• Experience in health plan operations, provider operations, or related healthcare environments.
• Strong understanding of provider contracting strategies, risk-based agreements, reimbursement structures, financial models, operational impacts, and data analytics.
• Strong financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills to evaluate complex financial arrangements.
• Ability to interpret and assess legal documents and contract language.
• Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative external relationships.
• Strategic thinking to evaluate multiple scenarios, anticipate challenges, develop creative contracting solutions, and recommend the most effective course of action.
• Adaptability in developing contracting terms that address changing business needs while supporting sustainable provider partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate, draft, and evaluate provider contracts.
• Oversee contracts from initiation and negotiation through execution, monitoring, renewal, amendment, and closure.
• Keep contract language, fee schedules, and reimbursement terms current with applicable medical policy changes.
• Address provider concerns, manage contractual disputes, and facilitate effective resolutions.
• Assess provider and network performance to identify opportunities for improvement in cost efficiency, quality, stability, and service delivery.
• Contribute to provider recruitment, network expansion, network adequacy initiatives, and provider-facing marketing activities.
• Develop and negotiate innovative contracting arrangements, including ACO and other value-based models, to support quality improvement and financial performance.
• Evaluate complex financial arrangements, risk-based contracting structures, reimbursement methodologies, and operational implications.
• Work with relevant internal stakeholders to ensure contracts support business priorities, regulatory requirements, and effective provider network operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support network management and contracting objectives.

Skills

Contract negotiation

Provider relations

Financial modeling

Risk-based contracting

Relationship management

Strategic thinking

Data analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal & contract review

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Jobgether is seeking a Strategic ACO Contract Manager in the United States to lead complex contract negotiations with hospitals, physician groups, and other providers. You will develop strategies balancing financial performance, network adequacy, and value-based care objectives.

The role requires extensive experience in healthcare contracting, risk-based arrangements, and performance monitoring across the contract lifecycle, including renewals and amendments, while collaborating with multiple